Automatic controlling mechanism.



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APPLIOiTII FILED APB. 18. 1011.

Patented Oct. 10,1911.

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N. MAGNUSON. AUTOMATIU GONTBOLLING MEUHAN ISM.

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Patented oct,1o,1911.

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onel ,ijiililger oai-d. y Fig. 4 1s a diagi iial elevatlo of aniodlfica; f. 1 1 3d 1; gered ynaive mechanism. lfigsyog-nm are diagrammatic sec- 'iloni g? )i :the valve niechanlsln of Fig;l ."il stia-715 lie operation thereof.

3'and`5 and maybe known means not 4.5 )re a f rte'd centei-Gthns 'freeshaft I. Said roll 2 1s shiftable'lzlnterally axially by means of remani been Side;. 55 figg etngeen rolls y211ml 4 1S trackenl il. @0115 illlQlted fro?? frqmes. 3

synclronism by the ollowing incarne: Rod 9 is slidably mounted in boxes 1n side frames ".lppii'iioaiea 11111113.1911. -serial naeaoma.

\ boar 1 arm 12 and is di )iiyaim' rovements as ap-l I the same supports, 58, 59 as 'and it will be understoo,

qsmrqllsQ- and 4 are axiallyy 11 bly Imounted lin boxes in' `as .111.111

3, 5 and has the upper end ofv righ.. angle portion 10 1n engagement` .with the outer erld of upper olly s a t 7. Thelet hand outend (Fi'ql of rod 9 Eiercesear 11 of' d therein y set screw 13. The lower end 1"bf arm 12 is bifurcated and straddlesnecked portion 16 of collar 15 fixed to shaft 8` by set screw 17.' "Thus by moving'arm 12 ,tho the right :or left 1- ollrsf2` and 4 are similarly and synchronously shifted axialli, and a ive'bor music sheet earned by sai rolls will be similarly moved relative to tracker board 20. Said tracker' board mayA beprovided with the usual 1 -ow of orices as 22 from4 which ducts' as 23 lead to operating` pne'nmatics,"not 4shownl Arranged at either end of said row oi, orifices'- are a. plurality of pairs vof guide orifices or indicators as 24, 25 for engagementv with'the 1de orifices are preferably moulfiifdL if) Justable blocks 30, 3 1. Block .30 carries f'li. an

`the left hand members of the several pairs o fv orifices `and block 31 all the righthand members of said. held in position y set screws s 32v inslis as 33 in block 30,v said setiscrewsr licin'f-B threaded into tracker bar Vsupport 5 8. Saiv support 58 has mortise 35 therethrough 'for the passage o'f ducts'or connections as 44, 46.' Tracker board 20 is 'shown as 'inounted on blocks 30, V31 90 that instead of shifting 'rolls- 2, 4 relative to said tracker board, as illustrated, said tracker board could equally'well be shifted `relative to said j rolls as shown for instance in U. S. Patent 19&5

No. 967,983 of August 2 3, 1910, toScott and'v Sempere.

The guide orifices 26 on the oneh'and and 25, 27 on the other hand are preferablyfz f arranged oppositelyy tangent to a common normally c'rosswise saidi'tracker card and parallelviththe direction of travel df the web. And ifthere are additional orifices,

4.' theyrn'illbear the'samerela- 105 as tito each other.

B1 this; arr, the dei-'iatic'iii 11`wi t 'o'ielpbrtion of said i web from another portion thereof the auto- 116 airs. Said blocks may' bei arbitrary of the l'rpparatus.'`

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vmatic uidace iiil'be operatii'e within the vnately,anper'alnlertorcloeirir ai vaiveh mg stablished in the 4building bers agaiist' said channlgland theautmjosph'ere. 'Sainvalve chambersns 66 con ungovern'e'd widthw'ise neet' with the atgiospherethrough openings Y deviation of web W is measured bythe width as ,T2-and seid? i'free'as 70v are guided and mils- 2 and-.4

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openings. guide oritices 28, 2 9'111 trac r` hoard? ni i opening es 24.' For ins as' 74- downmirdl reachin from to tft-width of opein ln t es a`s76.`" y Vj g p assum1ng a -cer am' `Mam`vf lvej 70 is actuated by thegnsui f said' web W to have' a width, eqaal"l flexible iiieph'ragm 'I8 thereunder. Sai

eenter t o center-of opening V(11aplirir'g1-1-1ffehltea ,top wall vfor `emotion sind web can move to channel 80, Ywhich' is connected with suction an meh before'opemng channel 62 therebelowand `ifillnnir channel d' nnd thfe. antomatleggoverpm 'B21by openin' 84, Primary auxiliary val've t -mto operahon1ojsh1ftthe vg '.86 is* 'operaia eftofalternatel suction Th'en i uorn that extremevposi jehnei2 andairehannel 'fromehannelthenght, said web may 1110.10 tthe' B0: -zSad-Qjl B186 is actuated by'eible 88 thereunder' and'- saidda- -lpn' phxfagm .formsV u. top wall :for channel ()v l to ,the 'normallyunder -#tension through bleed hole thwlae donar :9 2 connecting 'said channel 90 with' tension directly asthg =lmnnel '62. Channel 904 is connected ,wii -gariesjinoreg or lessfroxna, channelM andv duet 4A-by pass ge 96 and thedxstaneezcentertocenterwithin-'said Achnnnelf; isseconary auxiL fmembers o f-. one pau 'g of gagev iaryjvalve-W operable :tor .closing said' pas 4, y tratngintoexhaust channel 63' en has awp al button for engagement with diaphragm "angl 195." Said yapllragxi; 105 formsa top' wal),- 61.. Webrli rfehanrbe 107 connected` f 109 dimoreclearly with channelill-l and duct 43'.-` aid cnnel 01th,@ rpratvafg blad Profe bl 1-mdde-A hple'llfoolmectingit with exhaust. chan? pneumatieeor ne1'3..

1111] isi normqlly ,under tension'through stamane Said diaphragm is m'jturn avmg main -a par-'oftertiary auxiliary'vaires 115,15115 irely, alterand' of diaphragme 11 6, 11 71 n vaina v`38 39 havin ears'. similar set b'e nningwith. "mary valve'l' frnas and whiehy connected 79'therender p is @0n- Operated throii .h "channel 81 thereunger 52 with upperpneu-v conneted with. th air channel" eniwxth fdilwt iisisiiiiluly :connected xhgqtchannelby evening-85. Primary fmith 'lower fpneumatie auxgh'g i'fas B8 vhas' ear 48 'close e ed to threaded Vl'od- 81. vSeid auxiliary valve 8 7 rates jhubjl- S midway-: the is in ,tsltixrn actuated from be1ox w by diafA 12g-f. Suid rod: 19 is 'adjustvphragm Q9 over channel -91 connecting with ts,2 1', channel- T95 alflclllllmzzt 45 byf open. 97.4 from lWithin ehniinel 'is secondary au ing? d rolls 2 ndiwll valve' 9 8- operable o r closing' 1 and when the Smdj vahts' 98 s 1n "turn o erahzgb 'atie 37 arm 12 hxmgm 104`en`gag1ngf-but on onl right. ower end-ofstemv M said valvek; Die@ roYed Dhr-gm 104 ispver chamber 106 el ez- 4with channel' llandduet tqby mean'pf tics 86 andL sa1d`meehapassage 108. Bleedhble tenboxj `having horision channel 62 ywith channel .91-an'bleed 61,- 62 and '68 there- 'hole 112 eonnectsftengion 163 with 'withprerticixl exhaust 'channeill;

xchlainsuetion oren;-V In F1g. 4 I' have illustrated n modieatlonv e-lis' operaba 'by diaghragm mauri, v

conpectedzwith saidioriticesby ducts 56; 57 respectivelysj Said Fig. 4 isillustrativc of ments by the addition Aoit successive pairs of y5. giudaopeningsiand their oonnecting'mechanismswvIn-.practice however I -Iind that two pairstor possibly three meet all commercial covenoiitergude `orifices 24, is shown in Y 1t, dotted lines .symmetrically disposed over said orices and 'tracker board 20. It being understood that-pipev and the channels coni'iectedthereivith are under exhaust tension diaphragms 78, 79 are at rest as shown an ai) main valves 70, `71 are seated by atmospheric pressure closing openings 68, 69 and permitting air to enterboth pneumatica 36, 7 (Figi 1i) throughopenings 72, 73, channels 66, 67 and ducts 50, 51, all respectively. 25 Said diaphragme` 78, 79 are at rest because bothsidesof each thereof are subject to the samejtension; ontheir upper sides thi-ou h channels 64 and 61 and on their lower si es f throu hvchannels and 62 and openings 84, $0 85u11 channels 80,81 all respectively. Also, diaphragms 88 89 and valves 86, 87 are at rest as; Shown said Fig. 5 because said diaphragms are under equal tension on both sides thereof respectively through channels 64,' 62 andibleed @holes 92, 93. Inner guide orifices 26,-127. beingalso covered by web W thisexhaust,from` ipe 65 through channels 64632siscperablega ove diaphragms 105 104 and, through bleed-holes 113, 112 and c aniiels A1,11, 1,10, below said diaphragme respectivel', whereby said diaphragme are under equa teusionhboife and below .and thereforetatrestfastare valves 99, 98 thereover i'is .Cifivelv f1 Ifuioiv lsaid web W deviates wi thwisc from its normal and symmetrically 3 disposed .pat-h of travel, as for stance to the rig it.` as shown in Fig. 6, guide wi .be uncovered or partiall uncovered, thereby admitting air througi ductvl, ychannel 94 and opening 96 into charuber` 90V below` diaphragm 88, causing said `diaphragm to rise abruptlv, driving valve :86. upwardly, thus closing the passage 'from .exhaust channel 62 to channel 80 and .5,5 openingthe, passa e from air channel 82 to channel rwhereby air is admitted below diaphragm'7&5` causing said diaphragm'to rise; ,abruptlyV driving valve upwardly, thus closing passage 72 from the outer air to 99 channel endlrenng vessels@ 68 from eX- A hailst 'eliannelfftilI to chaiine 66 and-thus through duct 50 tto pneumatic 36, causing said pneumaticfto co lapse., therebgvpulling ma a and ro11s2 ,4, @frime-weh 9,'left`CFig.1),.whereby said web is restored iin-indefinite impansion ot my iiiiprove-f to the ings 28 29 but of a width-insutlicient` to a ifi to its 'normal Apath of trafvel coverings-both guide 'ogenn 24; 25 asin Fig. 5;#1 *how-A over we W eviates to theleft a sufficienti- .airrountA to` `unrpver or partially uncovers guide opening 25, air willf be admitted'i'yt through duct 455channel 95 and sbage 97,?u causing ydiaphragm `89 toirise "andmlifl;-.ifidiVie\` 87, wherebydiaphraginTQ will vbe causdwo rise and lift valve 71, thus causing pneumatic 37 to collapse and shift web W to the right. If'now a porti-on of web W narrower than the distance between the outer edges of o nings 24 and 25 passes thereover (Fig. 7l),e it will permit air to enter both of those passages and thence to the underside of both diaphragme 88, 89 whereby, by means alrea y described, valves 70, 71 will both be raised allowing tension to act on both pneumatics 36, 37. Said pneumatics being thus in equilibrium under tension no endwisc shifting of rolls 2, 4 will occur, any more a than when said pneumatics were in equilibrium under atmospheric pressure. If now said narrow portion of web W deviates widthwise'from its normal and symmetrical 90 path of Filg. 7, as for instance to the right as shown in ig. 8, inner guide opening 26 will be uncovered (outer guide openings 24, 25 remaining uncovered) thereby admitting air through duct 46, channel and opening 108into chamber 106 below diaphragm 104, causing said diaphragm to rise abruptly, driving valve 98 upwardly, thus closing passage`97 against the entrance of air from chamber 95, duct 45 and uncovered guide opening 25, to chamber 91. Thereupon the exhaust from 'channel 62 throu h .bleed hole 93 will equalize the tension on sboth sides of diaphragm S9 allowing the air pressure in n channel 83 to drive valve 87 downwardly, closing Ythe passage from said air4 channel 83 to channel 81I and opening the passage from exhaust channel 62 to said channel 81. Diaphragm 79 is thus under equal exhaust tension on both sides thereof and the air pressure from above will drive main valve 71 downwardly, closing the passage from exhaust channel 61 to channel 67 and admitting air through opening 73, channel 67 and duct 51 to pneumatic 36 destroying the equilil iium of tension previously existing in pneumatics 36 and 37 and permittin the exhausttension in pneumatic 37 to,fco apse that pneumatic, thereby pullin rod 19 and rolls 2, 4, carrying web W, to t e left (Fig. 160 1), whereby said web is restored to its nor-- mal path of travel -covering both guide openings 26, 27V as in Fig. 7 and said pneumatics 36, 37 are again in equilibrium under Y tension. v

Referring now direcly to Fig. 4 I have therein illustrated web as of a width Sullicient to cover both of the inner pair of openiis cover either of the next outer pair 26, 27, 13

los 4 f pneumatic therebyshifting web W tothe Y a 130 y v i's a fundamental problem in instruments of i g pIO ltl'ri.j i y boi this'character and my improvements have' .L all' said devices. D Y

eft to a ain cover opening 28. -v

It wil be obvious' to those skilled in' the art that' my improvements are e` lually4 applicable 'to means for relatively 'a web and the tracker boardotlier than those illustratedand described herein.- Therefore while 4 I *have illustrated my improy'ements in their preferredfembodiment only, considering it' unnecessary in view of the rWell within variety of intermediary' means for applying my improvements, I do/.not limit myself to such," preferred embodiment -but 1 have formulated my claims to cover the invention not only las specifically' illustrated' but as broadly as said invention may' obviousl bea lied by those skilled in the art.

`Tiie -pro ein of coi'relatinthe rforated music web andthe tracker' loa openings the class'. speoiiie'd'andl am aware'` that numerous devices have been heretofore emplo (ed/directed toward la'solutiorn of that I am familiar with `many ldevices fa wide ap licationrelative thereto and .may be 'applic to the betterment of substantially lclaimzy l V1. Automatic controlling mechanism including in combination, a tracker board, two pairs of -oppositel disposed guide openings therein, t e mein ers of the first pair of ",bers. o the second pair thereof, two'sets of 4valve"actions each comprising' a main valve,`

@main diaphra' for actuating said valve, aprimaryauxiliai'y valve for alternately ad- ''b putting pressure and tensionbelow said main x 'duct for admitting air below said secondary auxiliary; diaphragm vand means Afor conai' trollingv said valve actions from' said lguide.

"openingen j rdiaphragm, afprin'i-ary auxiliary diaphragm for lactuating said primary auxiliar valve, j a; rimaryduct for admittingair be ow said primary auxiliar? diaphragm, a secondary auxilia'ry valve` llosing said air duct, a secondaryl auxiliarydiaphr m' for actuating said ,secondary auxiliary va ve, a secondary 2. Automatic controlling mechanism liii-V clndxing in combination, `a` tracker board,`tv'vo 4lripositely;disposed guide openings "airl duct, a secondary auxiliarydiap for actuating said secondary auxiliary va ve, Aa secondary duct for admitting justing the known prior art to burden this .applicatiori valve actions each comprising a main valve,

'ja primary auxiliary admitting pressure and tension below said V being farther apart'than the inem l 'of the second pair o o nings bein vmatically operatively cloennected .wih said" ef opposite members ot. the one l 'pairliaving their innerV edges and the eppoi-I site'members of the other outer edges in the same p anes respectively'4 normal crosswise said tracker board; two s'etsofivalve actions each comprising amain valve, a main-diaphra in foriactuating said l ',valve, a primary aux 1 iary valve for alter-- yna'tely admittin V,said Y i vdiaphragn'ri for actuating said primary aux viary vvalvei a pressure' and tension below main diap ragni, a primary auxiliay i primary duct for admitting air below sai primary auxiliar diaphragm, a

secondary auxiliary valve 'tbn closing said y air' below said secondary .aiixiliary diaphragm and- 'means for controlling said valve Said uide openings. y l A Y-3. utomatic'. controlling mechanism including `in combination, a tracker board, two :pairs of o positel disposed guide openings ther'eim't e inem ers of the first pair of openin being farther a art than the inem- `bers o the second pair .tqiereo two'sets of ta main diaphragm for actuating said valve,

valve for alternately l plain diaphragm, a primary auxiliaryA diaphragm iaryva'lve, a .primary duct for admitting air belpw said primary auxiliar diaphragm, a secondary auxiliary valve or closiii said air duct, a secondary auxiliary diap 'ragm Vfor actuating said secondary auxiliary valve, a seconda duct for admitting air below said secon ary. auxiliary diaphragm, a ter- 4 tiary auxiliary valve for closing said secondary air duct, a tertiary auxiliary diaphragm 106 4.

for actuating saidI tertiary auxiliary v and a. tertiary duct fora'dmitting air laelovi'"A said tertiary auxiliary diaphragm and means for control ing said valve actions from said guide openings. p l 4. Automatic controlling mechanism includin g in combination, a tracker board, two pairs of oppositely dis os'ed guide openings therein, mans dfor fei a air o o osite y actin neumatic metins for latdi'iilly shifting te'liveb feeding meansv relative tothe tracker board, the

. members of the first pair of openings being `.farther apart than lthe members of the seco ond pair thereof, Vand pneumatically 'oper- `ably connected with said oppositely actingV means respectivey, andrmeans for' reversin theaction o the means for actuating said oppositely actin means, themeuibers pneusitely disposed guide .op'emnga atrv er 139:

pair having their actions fromA or 4actuating saidl primary auxil'- iio ing a web thereover, i ,l

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board, means for feedin a web over said guide openings and sai tracker board, a pairof o positely acting pneumatic means for relatively shifting laterally the web feeding means and the tracker board, the members of the first pair of. openings `being farther apart than the members ot the second pair thereof, and pneumatically op: erably connected with said oppositely acting means respectively, the members of the. secl ond pair of openings being pneumatically operatively connected with means for reyersing the action of the means for actuatnglsaid oppositely acting means respeclve y.

6. Automatic controlling mechanism including in combination, a roll shiftable axially, a ,pair of o positely acting means for shifting said rol a tracker board,' two pairs of olppositely disposed guide openings therein, t e members of the first pair of openings being farther apart than the members o? the second pair and pnenmatically operatively connected with means for actuating said pair of oppositely acting means respectively, the members of the second pair of openings being pneumatically operatively connected with means fo reversing the action of the means for actnatinfr said oppo sitely acting means, respectivf.x y.

7. Automatic controlling mechanism including in combination, two pairs of oppositely disposed guide openings, means for feeding a web thereover, a pair of oppositely acting means for shifting the web feeding means relative to said guide openings, the members of the first pair of vopenings being farther apart than the members of the second pair thereof and operatively connected with means for actuating said pair of oppositely acting means and the members of the second pair of openings being operatively connectedavith means for reversing the action ofthe means for actuating the oppositely acting means. all respectively.

8. Automatic' controlling mechanism including in combination, a plurality of pairs of oppostely disposed guide openings, means for feeding a web thereover, a pair of oppositely acting means for shifting the web feeding means relative to said guide openings, means for reversing the action of said opposilely acting means, thev members of that pair of openings which are farthest apart being operatively connected with means for actuating said pair of oppositelv acting means respectively. the members of that pair of openings whichare next farthest apart being operatively connected with said means tor reversing the action of the means for actuating the oppositelv acting means, all respectively and means for reversing the action of the means for reversing` the action of sald opposltely acting means, the members of that pair of openmgs .which are next farthest apart being operatively eonnected with said means for reversing the action of the means for reversing the action of the' means for actuating the oppositely acting means, all respectively. v

Signed this 6 day of April nmeteen hundred and eleven before two subscribing Witnesses.

NELS MAGNUSON.

i Witnesses: t

HERBERT W. Bonn, J. M. KUHNS. 

